Holding Companies & Conglomerates

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2006--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it had placed an order for 50 new-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks and also would acquire 4,100 low-emission conventional vehicles during 2006.

The hybrid electric vehicles ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2006--UPS (NYSE: UPS) today continued its commitment to helping NASCAR better reflect a changing workforce and fan base by awarding another five UPS Racing Technical Edge Scholarships.

The latest awards bring to more than...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2006--UPS's global trade technology has been selected to showcase customs compliance this week at an annual conference of the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI).

A panel of judges repre...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2005--UPS (NYSE:UPS) has announced a $2 million donation to support relief and recovery efforts for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck South Asia last month.

The $2 million...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2005--The UPS Store (NYSE:
UPS) and Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees today launched a nationwide campaign to raise $1 million for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. More than 4,300 locations will be selling $1 donation cards, now...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2005--Automobile drivers may be feeling the pinch at the gas pump, but try fueling the world's ninth-largest airline. That task has prompted UPS to accelerate a fuel conservation program that's now saving more than $1 million...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--In neighborhoods and villages across the globe this week, more than 20,000 UPS (NYSE: UPS) employees in 45 countries will donate approximately 100,000 hours of service to their local communities.

As part of the thi...

TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), joined its parent company today in announcing the expansion of its five-year, $20 million African infrastructure and healthcare initiative. ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the induction of 354 drivers into its "Circle of Honor," pushing to 3,956 the total of active elite drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more.

Eighty-seven of tho...

Fairfield, Conn. - The GE Foundation today dramatically expanded its successful 'College Bound' program, announcing a five-year, $100 million investment to help increase the number of students in targeted U.S. school districts who go on to college. The announcement ...